Every Frame a Painting — Season 1, Episode 6: Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence

Episode synopsis

Even though Martin Scorsese is famous for his use of music, one of his best traits is his deliberate and powerful use of silence. Take a glimpse at fifty years of this simple technique from one of cinema's masters. SPOILERS for Shutter Island (2010), Superman (1978) and Man of Steel (2013)

About Every Frame a Painting

Every Frame a Painting is dedicated to the analysis of film form.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Mother (2009) - Telephoto Profile Shots
• E2The Imposter (2012) - Looking into the Lens
• E3The Spielberg Oner - One Scene, One Shot
• E4Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot
• E5Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
• E7Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?
• E8Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
• E9A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film
• E10Robin Williams - In Motion
• E11David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong
• E12The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?
• E13Snowpiercer - Left or Right